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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
yesterday
I.adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
only yesterday/last week/recently
▪ ‘When did you email her?’ ‘Only yesterday.’
the day before yesterday
▪ We arrived in France the day before yesterday.
the day before yesterday (=two days ago)
▪ We only got back from Scotland the day before yesterday.
yesterday afternoon
▪ I went to see mum yesterday afternoon.
yesterday evening
▪ The robbery took place yesterday evening around nine o'clock.
yesterday morning
▪ I haven’t seen her since yesterday morning.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
announce
▪ Dairy jobs to go About 400 jobs will go with the closure of two dairies, it was announced yesterday.
▪ Incentives were announced yesterday which analysts agreed ought to guarantee a very high level of retail demand for the shares.
▪ They announced yesterday that their treatment also eliminates the genetic defect in laboratory mice, bred with cystic fibrosis.
▪ Details of the takeover terms were announced yesterday afternoon.
▪ They announced yesterday that they have signed a letter of intent to merge under the name Comarco International Inc.
▪ The restructuring plans were announced yesterday to Conoco's exploration and production staff at a meeting in Aberdeen.
charge
▪ The opposition candidate, Mr Dharam Vir, was charged yesterday with the murder of a Congress worker.
▪ Springer was held in jail overnight and was charged yesterday with assaulting a Secret Service officer.
claim
▪ The cost of Christmas cards, free parcels and telegrams is costing the taxpayer millions of pounds, it was claimed yesterday.
▪ And Skinnergate is certainly not a desert, as one trader claimed yesterday.
▪ A Conservative Government would unveil an inner city action force, Tim Devlin claimed yesterday.
▪ By shutting all the ageing Magnox nuclear reactors, demand for coal could be boosted by nearly 25%, it claimed yesterday.
confirm
▪ Police in Ballymoney, Co Antrim, yesterday confirmed the donkey was stolen.
▪ It was confirmed yesterday that the meeting scheduled for Doncaster on 27 October is to be transferred to Carlisle.
▪ It was confirmed yesterday that she has been nominated as best actress for her part in the film Howards End.
▪ Police confirmed yesterday that at 11.10am on Sunday information had been received that Pant y Carneddi, Pennal, was on fire.
▪ H M Customs and Excise confirmed yesterday that they had to be implemented by 1 January 1990.
▪ He announced he was considering the move in September and yesterday confirmed the details.
hear
▪ A 79-YEAR-OLD man was struck with a hammer by a burglar who broke into his home, Teesside Crown Court heard yesterday.
▪ Murphy threw boiling water over him, but was punched to the floor, Manchester Crown Court heard yesterday.
▪ Coroner Colin Penna heard yesterday it was the job which led to his depression.
▪ York Crown Court heard yesterday that he had committed the offence to finance his drug addiction.
▪ In Timisoara, there were reports of more gunfire being heard yesterday morning.
publish
▪ A list of 151 next in line to go was published yesterday.
reveal
▪ We revealed yesterday that another of Courtney's victims is still too terrified to tell police that he attacked her.
▪ Nine men were arrested in swoops by 24 officers in London and Essex, it was revealed yesterday.
▪ The rift was revealed yesterday when a charge that he attacked lover Joanna Gibson was dropped at her request in court.
▪ The dressing-down comes as a 60 percent rise in complaints against banks was revealed yesterday.
▪ The full horror of the attack was revealed yesterday by the bloody scene inside the white van.
say
▪ Buckingham Palace said yesterday that most of the rooms normally open in the State Apartments will re-open on January 16.
▪ One of Watson's victims yesterday said he had no sympathy for his attacker.
▪ Officials at the exchange said yesterday that its current investigation was a matter of routine.
▪ Checking Ofgas said yesterday that it would be checking that the 2 percent October cut was enough.
▪ Mr Parker said yesterday he was still looking for a replacement backer.
tell
▪ Royal aides were stunned to be told yesterday of what Morton is apparently saying in the new chapter.
▪ Ex-inmate Tony Cohla told yesterday how the thought of ever returning to Ashworth makes his blood run cold.
▪ Rosemary told yesterday how she comforted Ann-Marie after having to identify Suzanne's body.
▪ Then Michael Stewart dropped it as he fled with £5,000, the Old Bailey was told yesterday.
▪ Judge Henry Pownall was yesterday told the 47-year-old was still on the run.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I wasn't born yesterday
▪ You can't expect me to trust you after all the other promises you've broken, you know. I wasn't born yesterday.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The day before yesterday was Monday.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But Palace yesterday played down fears that Salako aggravated the knee ligaments which required an operation last year.
▪ Cable said yesterday the company would eventually upgrade and operate the long distance and international communications systems.
▪ Could that have only been yesterday - and at about this time?
▪ Princess Anne yesterday gave a tantalising glimpse of the ring - without meaning to.
▪ Stretch up alternate hands - even higher than yesterday!
▪ The grant was agreed by Sedgefield District Council development committee yesterday.
II.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
late
▪ It was last quoted at 1. 4640 marks, up from 1. 4505 marks late yesterday in New York.
▪ The Finex dollar index was last at 85. 12, up from 84. 91 late yesterday in New York.
▪ The Finex dollar index was last at 86. 15, compared with from 86. 26 late yesterday.
■ NOUN
afternoon
▪ Golding said in a news conference yesterday afternoon.
▪ Kushner was not in his office yesterday afternoon, and a secretary said he would have no comment.
▪ Barnabas pulled the leash from my hand yesterday afternoon, and raced into your yard.
▪ When I sent your lilies yesterday afternoon I saw some rather gorgeous yellow roses and packed them off to Madame Olenska.
▪ It was an odd interview we had yesterday afternoon.
▪ They are passing an old campesino home Primo remembers from yesterday afternoon.
▪ Phillip Pogue, 34, of Oceanside had been taking photos of a little girl as she was water-skiing yesterday afternoon.
■ VERB
announce
▪ It's reported to be on the acquisition trail after the major World Online takeover announced yesterday.
▪ Another Internet merger was announced yesterday.
▪ Barneys announced yesterday that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
▪ BankAmerica Corp. announced yesterday it will buy the $ 14 billion mortgage servicing business of First Bank System.
▪ Allergan also announced yesterday that it was investing $ 6 million in San Diego-based Acadia Pharmaceuticals.
release
▪ The company released its news yesterday after the close of stock market trading.
▪ A new report released yesterday now estimates the bill at $ 232. 02 million.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Burns' proposal was accepted at yesterday's meeting.
▪ The events of yesterday cannot fully explain the world of today.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Yesterday

Yesterday \Yes"ter*day\, adv. On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; as, the affair took place yesterday.

Yesterday

Yesterday \Yes"ter*day\, n. [OE. [yogh]isterdai, AS. geostran d[ae]g, from geostran, geostra, giestran, gistran, gystran, yesterday (akin to D. gisteren, G. gestern, OHG. gestaron, Icel. g[ae]r yesterday, to-morrow, Goth. gistradagis to-morrow, L. heri yesterday, Gr. ?, Skr. hyas) + d[ae]g day. Cf. Hestern. ????.]

  1. The day last past; the day next before the present.

    All our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.
    --Shak.

    We are but of yesterday, and know nothing.
    --Job viii. 9.

  2. Fig.: A recent time; time not long past.

    The proudest royal houses are but of yesterday, when compared with the line of supreme pontiffs.
    --Macaulay.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
yesterday

Old English geostran dæg; see yester- + day.

Wiktionary
yesterday

adv. 1 On the day before today 2 As soon as possible n. The day immediately before today; one day ago.

WordNet
yesterday
  1. n. the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's newspapers"

  2. the recent past; "yesterday's solutions are not good enough"; "we shared many yesterdays"

  3. adv. on the day preceding today; "yesterday the weather was beautiful"

  4. in the recent past; only a short time ago; "I was not born yesterday!"

Wikipedia
Yesterday (Beatles song)

"Yesterday" is a song by English rock band the Beatles written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) first released on the album Help! in the United Kingdom in August 1965.

"Yesterday", with the B-side " Act Naturally", was released as a single in the United States in September 1965. While it topped the American chart in October the song also hit the British top 10 in a cover version by Matt Monro. The song also appeared on the UK EP "Yesterday" in March 1966 and the Beatles' US album Yesterday and Today, released in June 1966.

McCartney's vocal and acoustic guitar, together with a string quartet, essentially made for the first solo performance of the band. It remains popular today with more than 2,200 cover versions and is one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music. "Yesterday" was voted the best song of the 20th century in a 1999 BBC Radio 2 poll of music experts and listeners and was also voted the No. 1 pop song of all time by MTV and Rolling Stone magazine the following year. In 1997, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) asserts that it was performed over seven million times in the 20th century alone.

"Yesterday" is a melancholy ballad about the break-up of a relationship. The singer laments for yesterday when he and his love were together, before she left because of something he said. McCartney is the only member of the Beatles to appear on the recording. The final recording was so different from other works by the Beatles that the band members vetoed the release of the song as a single in the United Kingdom, although other artists were quick to do so. It was issued as a single in the US in September 1965 and later released as a single in the UK in 1976.

Yesterday (TV channel)

Yesterday is one of the UKTV network of television channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It launched on 30 October 2002 and relaunched in its current format on 2 March 2009. It is available on satellite through Sky and Freesat, in cable service primarily through Virgin Media, and through the digital terrestrial provider Freeview. Hours on Freeview had previously been cut, with transmissions finishing at 6:00pm, but were restored on 1 June 2010.

Yesterday

Yesterday or yesterdays may refer to:

  • Yesterday (time), the 24-hour day period before the present
  • Yesterday, an idiom meaning the past in general
Yesterday (2004 film)

Yesterday is a 2004 South African movie written and directed by Darrell Roodt. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 77th Academy Awards. It also won Best Sound and Best Editing at the inaugural edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards. The film tells a story of a young mother, Yesterday ( Leleti Khumalo), who discovers she has AIDS. Her husband, a migrant mine laborer, rejected her despite being the one that infected her. Her ambition becomes to live long enough to see her daughter, Beauty, go to school. This film is the first commercial feature-length production in Zulu.

Yesterday (Grave Digger EP)

'Yesterday ' is an EP released by Grave Digger. It also contains a bonus DVD. The song "Yesterday" on this EP is a re-recorded version of the song from Grave Digger's debut album.

Yesterday (2002 film)

Yesterday is a 2002 science fiction/action movie set in a unified Korean peninsula in the year 2020.

Yesterday (Shanice song)

"Yesterday" is a song by Shanice. It was the second single from Shanice's fourth studio album, Shanice.

Yesterday (1981 film)

Yesterday is a 1981 film directed by Lawrence Kent, starring Vincent Van Patten and Claire Pimparé. It is a love story of a young soldier maimed in Vietnam, who allows his former girlfriend to believe he's dead to spare her anguish.

Yesterday (1959 film)

Yesterday is a 1959 Hungarian drama film directed by Márton Keleti. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.

Yesterday (Ashley Roberts song)

"Yesterday" is a song by American pop singer–songwriter Ashley Roberts. The track is her first solo single since her departure from The Pussycat Dolls in 2010. The song was released digitally on November 11, 2012.

Yesterday (EP)

Yesterday is an EP by the Beatles released on 4 March 1966 by Parlophone in the UK (catalogue number GEP 8948). It was also released in Portugal, Spain and Brazil (with another cover photo). All four of the tracks also appeared on the Help! album.

In the United States, however, none of the tracks appeared on the American Help! soundtrack. Instead, "You Like Me Too Much" appears on Beatles VI, "It's Only Love" appears on the US version of Rubber Soul, and "Yesterday," and "Act Naturally" appear on "Yesterday" ...and Today. "Yesterday" and "Act Naturally" were also released as a single in the United States in September 1965.

The Beatles' 11th EP was released in mono only, and the cover photograph was taken by Robert Whitaker. Each Beatle took lead vocal on a song - McCartney on "Yesterday", Starr on "Act Naturally", Harrison on "You Like Me Too Much" and Lennon on "It's Only Love".

Yesterday entered the UK EP chart on 12 March 1966, and from 26 March spent six weeks at number one. In all it remained on the hit parade for 13 weeks.

Yesterday (Toni Braxton song)

"Yesterday" is a song by American R&B singer–songwriter Toni Braxton. The track is the lead single from her album, Pulse, released on May 4, 2010. Trey Songz appears on the American version released to radio, "Troy Taylor Radio Edit". Outside North America, the original version of the song was released, which features only Braxton's vocals.

The song was a moderate success on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and peaked at number twelve. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 50 on the Official UK Singles top 100 Chart and at number 17 on R&B Singles top 40.

Yesterday (video game)

Yesterday (known in Spain as New York Crimes) is a graphic adventure game developed by Péndulo Studios released on 29 March 2012 by FX Interactive in Spain and Italy and by Focus Home Interactive in other countries. The story revolves around John Yesterday, a man who has been hired by Henry White to investigate the murder of homeless people in New York.

Yesterday (time)

Yesterday is a temporal construct of the relative past; literally of the day before today, or figuratively of earlier periods or times, often but not always within living memory.

Yesterday (1985 film)

Yesterday is a 1985 Polish drama film directed by Radosław Piwowarski. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Yesterday (The Black Eyed Peas song)

"Yesterday" is a single from The Black Eyed Peas, released on July 17, 2015. The song was written by the Peas and produced by front man Will.i.am. The song does not include Fergie, which caused some media speculation as to her membership in the group, but she remained an official member.

The video caused a bit of controversy when artist Erykah Badu called out the group on Twitter for copying ideas for the music video from Erykah's song " Honey".

Yesterday (Tyler Shaw album)

Yesterday is the debut studio album recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Tyler Shaw, released September 4, 2015 through Tyler Ip, a label imprint of Sony Music Canada. It was preceded by the release of four singles between 2012 and 2015, including the Gold-certified lead single, " Kiss Goodnight". Shaw co-wrote twelve of the thirteen songs, including all four of the aforementioned singles.

Usage examples of "yesterday".

Federal authorities obtained a murder warrant yesterday against fugitive Glenn Alien Abies in the shooting death of Deputy U.

They continued yesterday the tense and prolonged process of attempting to lure Abies out of the cabin.

I firmly believe that it was through the interference of Heaven that we became acquainted the day before yesterday.

Yesterday Alfin had swarmed all over the nose-arm, hacking like a berserker maniac, like Gavving himself.

In fact, I had yesterday heard some talk about the almoner, himself a priest, that I had not then understood.

My painful lumbago has alone prevented me from answering your short note yesterday, to express to you my regrets, and the love which has been enhanced in me by your generosity, alas!

Owner Ramsey Osborn yesterday hedged his Arc bets by selling a half-share in his four-year-old colt to arbitrageur Malcolm Pembroke, who launched into bloodstock only this week with a two million guineas yearling at the Premium Sales.

BODY, An American scientist studying Archaeon marine organisms was killed yesterday when his one-man submersible became wedged in an undersea canyon of the Galapagos Rift.

Yesterday the bandicoot followed in their tracks, but I fear the shadow of death has fallen over them.

She could say she was sick, and no one would know it was the same barbie who had been sick yesterday, and for a week or month before.

Sanjak of Novi Bazar, the Muersteg Agreement, the Komitadje bands, the Vilayet of Adrianople, all those familiar outlandish names and things and places, that we have known so long as part and parcel of the Balkan Question, will have passed away into the cupboard of yesterdays, as completely as the Hansa League and the wars of the Guises.

The day before yesterday, he begged me to wait again, but he did not find me so complaisant.

You have behaved to me as if I were the vilest of prostitutes, and yesterday you seemed to think I was a brute beast, the slave of my mother.

As far as Melanie knew, her father was still alive, but he could easily have been beheaded this morning, or yesterday, or the day before, and she, at this distance from Paris, would be none the wiser.

Today, wearing jeans, a red plaid flannel shirt, and a denim jacket, Bender was no more formally dressed than yesterday.